Caregiver Resources
AARP Caregiving Website - Contains articles, tools and forums to assist caregivers in navigating the "labyrinth of caregiving". Features articles and videos by best-selling author Gail Sheehy.
AbleData - provides objective information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. They serve the nation's disability, rehabilitation, and senior communities. They do not produce, distribute or sell any of the products listed on this website, but provide information on how to contact manufacturers or distributors of the products.American Red Cross Family Caregiver Program - This program offers caregivers a helping hand by providing a variety of information-packed sessions covering topics such as home safety, healthy eating, bathing, legal and financial issues, and taking care of yourself.
Caregiver.com - Founded in 1995, Caregiver Media Group produces Today's Caregiver magazine, the "Sharing Wisdom Caregivers Conferences", and this website, which includes topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issues of Today's Caregiver magazine, chat rooms, and an online store.
Caregiving in America - Through a collaboration of experts and strategic partners who offer helpful services, information and education, this new monthly magazine hopes to encourage, inspire and uplift family caregivers nationwide. Each issues includes personal stories, professional articles and other valuable resources.
Caring.com - This website was created to help those caring for their aging parents and other loved ones. Their mission is to give caregivers information and other resources they need to make better decisions, save time, and feel more supported. Caring.com provides practical information, easy-to-use tools, and personal support needed during this challenging time.Caring Connections - Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life.Caring Connections provides free resources and information to help people make decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis and brings together community, state and national partners working to improve end-of-life care through a national campaign called It's About How You LIVE.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Healthy Aging Program - This program serves as the focal point for older adult health at the CDC, establishing programs, developing tools, and providing a comprehensive approach to helping older adults live longer, high-quality, productive, and independent lives. Includes caregiving as a public health priority.
Caring Today - A leading provider of practical advice and knowledge for family caregivers since 2004, Caring Today has addressed the needs of America's 50 million caregivers with expertise, understanding and answers, through its quarterly national magazine and this website.
eCare Diary - Provides comprehensive information, tools and resources to help those seeking and providing long term care. A unique feature is the Care Diary, a set of online tools designed to make coordination of care and sharing of information easy amongst family members and other caregivers. eCare Diary also has a comprehensive database of nursing home and home care services, guides on long term care financing and information on important health care documents everyone should have.Family Caregiving eXtension - Developed by the Cooperative Extension Services, this website is an interactive learning environment that strives to meet the educational and decision-making needs of family caregivers and the professionals who support them. Featuring articles, online educational sessions, and an "Ask the Expert" section, the website assists caregivers in finding and accessing local resources available to them.
Family Caregiver Alliance - Free reports, fact sheets, newsletter, support groups, and care advice for families, caregivers, policy makers, providers and media. Includes a "Family Care Navigator" to assist in locating resources across the country.
Family Caregiving 101 - This site is designed to provide caregivers with the basic tools, skills andi nformation they need to protect their own physical and mental health while they provide high quality care for their loved one.
Home Assessment Checklist - This printable PDF checklist can be used to assess home safety concerns. It provides sections on General Household, Bathroom, and Bedroom.
Medicare Caregiver Information - Assistance for caregivers that includes help with understanding billing, navigating Medicare, financial and legal issues, and care options. Includes tools such as "Your Discharge Planning Checklist" for patients and their caregivers preparing to leave a hospital,nursing home, or other health care setting.
Medicaid.gov - is a new website from CMS. It presents extensive information on Medicaid and CHIP programs designed to help people and providers be better informed. As the result of efforts at CMS to revitalize the information about these programs available from the Federal government, this site focuses on items stakeholders said they care the most about including state-specific program information and search capabilities.MySeniorCare’s mission is to support families and their aging loved ones as they search for information, resources and providers of senior care. They provide families with a wide range of support and credible information: 500+ articles reviewed by industry experts serving on their advisory board, a member community featuring message boards, user and expert authored blogs and a question and answer section. The Care Provider Directory empowers users to search, compare and directly contact pre-screened home health care,assisted living facilities,and hospice providers in their local area. Their search tool allows users to search by the specific type of care they require and the payment method they would like to use. Users can also read user reviews of each provider and call toll-free numbers to schedule a free consultation.
National Alliance for Caregiving - Established in 1996, NAC is a non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations.
National Center on Elder Abuse - NCEA serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. To carry out its mission, the NCEA disseminates elder abuse information to professionals and the public, and provides technical assistance and training to states and to community-based organizations. The NCEA makes news and resources available on-line and an easy-to-use format; collaborates on research; provides training; identifies and provides information about promising practices and interventions; operates a listserve forum for professionals; and provides subject matter expertise on program and policy development.
National Family Caregivers Association - NFCA educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.
Next Step in Care - Provides information and advice to help family caregivers and health care providers plan safe and smooth transitions for patients. Materials now available in Spanish and Chinese.
Prepare to Care: A Planning Guide for Families - The AARP Foundation has developed a guide to help you and other family members discuss and create a caregiving plan for yourself, aging parent, other relative, close friend or neighbor. The Prepare to Care planning guide also includes forms that you and your caregiving team can fill out and keep on file, so you will have in one place all the pertinent information about your loved one and his/her financial affairs, health needs, household matters, and more.
Safe Living Guide - Published by the Public Health Agency of Canada, this guide to home safety for seniors contains detailed checklists on keeping your home safe, keeping yourself healthy and active, keeping track of your medicines, and information about safety aids and home adaptations.
Strength for Caring - SFC is a comprehensive website designed to provide family caregivers with a broad range of expert content and information, an emerging on-line community, daily inspiration, and much needed support.
This Caring Home - Provides tips and tools to enhance home safety for persons with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Highlights include a virtual home, product guides, videos and animations.
VA Caregiver Support - This newly redesigned website offers a variety of resources to family caregivers of our nation's veterans.
Well Spouse Association - A nonprofit membership organization that advocates for and addresses the needs of individuals caring for a chronically ill and/or disabled spouse/partner. We offer peer to peer support and educate health care professionals and the general public about the special challenges and unique issues "well" spouses face every day.
